I had to cut a path through my ignorance; after a few tries this forum helped me greatly. I'll post pics later. My first use of my Pit Boss 800 series turned out well BUT, it took 2 hours plus to clean my grill to my standards. So, I was at Walmart looking at BBQ "stuff" and I found these trays; they're about 13" x 18" and 2 fit side by side, long end in. I bought some foil,; heavy Duty, but the heftiness is'nt needed; a roll is much wider. So I lined the inner tray. You must be careful in the corners or the foil will tear. So I tear the length so it is 6-8" longer than the length of the pan; 3-4" on each end. After the foil is good with care in the corners, I put the grated grill carefully in place so as not to tear the foil. Then you can use non-stick spray for the grated grill. This 5-10 minutes saves big time. I've never cleaned my grill Plates on the BBQ since!!. They're covered with smoke deposits but no germ carrying food debris. As I said earlier, 2 of these trays with grates fit side by side, with about 1 1/2" which I split equally on the sides and in the middle to allow free movement of smoke. These pans are usually at all home improvement store, Wallys, Lowes. H.D. Mine have lasted 3 years; they'll rust more if you soap up and wash each time. I was in such despair my first attempt after the 2 hour + that I thought of selling my Pit Boss which I now love. The hopper will hold 17 lbs; enough to smoke up to 10 hours as I putz around pretending to be productive. You obviously can't leave your smoke station all the time but it's nice to know you can. Pics to follow from my phone. Clouds of smoke to all. Here is a link to a similar product. Similar, but Walmart, Lowes and H.D. have better. On Amazon, called the
"Checkered Chef Baking Sheet with Wire Rack Set 13" x 18" I recommend against buying this one on Amazon. Maybe SMF can link to a different product. I've not cleaned, nor pre-heated my Pit Boss in 3 years. Only smoke gets on the inside of the pellet grill. Mess is confined to the tray. After smoking, I lift the rack, throw away the foil (about 15 cents), quick soap and rinse, dry the tray; Scrub the rack a bit and Send it through dishwasher. I'm done. I use my Pit Boss a lot in the spring summer and fall. Ocassionally in winter. But, all the smoke goes on the meat as I never have to pre-heat, using up pellets. 2 trays fit side by side, with about 1 1/2 inches left. So 1/2 " gap in the middle and either side. The smoke is not blocked. It moves freely inside.
Bill
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